A big tip of the hat and thanks to Nan of Hayefield for her free and generous contribution of a whole bunch of seeds.  I just got them from my brother-in-law:  a big tip of the hat to him as well for bringing them over.

I shall be more than happy to share these once I try these out and if there are any left over: drop me a line if you are interested in any of Nan's seeds:

Zea mays 'Tiger Cub'
Zea mays 'Old Gold'
Ibicella lutea
Persicaria orientalis 'Shiro-gane Nishiki'
Solanum atropurpureum
Gossyprium herbaceum 'Nigrum'